Automobile-radiator shield.



HARRY A.

ores.

RISHEL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMOBILE-RADIATOR SHIELD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. g, 1918.

Application filed December 4, 1916. Serial No. 134,968.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. RrsHnL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomobile-Radiator Shields, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to vehicles which are arranged to bedriven by motors whose temperature is reduced by suitably disposedradiators adapted to be cooled by exposure tov the air currents inducedby the motion of said vehicles.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide means adjustable toshield the radiator from such air currents. to expose it to said aircurrents, or to vary its efi'ective area with respect thereto.

Other objects of my invention are to provide such a shield with means.whereby it may be actuated from the seat of the operator, and to providemeans for maintaining it in operative engagement with said radiator.

Mv invention further comprises means for yieldingly holding the shieldwhen unfurled to cover or close the radiator, and includes a shieldadapted to conform to a radiator of irregular contour.

Specifically stated my invention comprehends a shield or curtain whichis secured to the top of the radiator, and provided with a rollerarranged to be adjusted from the bottom thereof.

My invention also includes all of the various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement as hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompanying a front elevational view of an automobile radiator,showing a convenient embodiment of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of the structure showin Fig, 1, Fig. 3 is a :fr agmentary side elevational view of anautoinobile showing the means for-controlling the shield from the seatof the operator; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the structure shown inFig. 3.

In said figures the automobile comprises the frame 1, seat 2, steeringwheel 3, engine casing 4 and radiator 5 having the filling neck 6, allof well known construction.

The radiator 5 has in its forward wall a reticulated opening 7 which mayconveniently be controlled by the shield or '1 and 2,

drawing Figure 1 is 9, shaped to substantially conform to the contour ofsaid radiator and secured at its upper end by rivets 10 to the bracket11 which may be preferably attached to and supported by the filler neck6, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

The curtain 9, as best shown in Fig. 1, has its upper corners cut awayso that the outer portions 12 and 13 of its upper edge inclinedownwardly to meet its lateral edge, at whose junction the curtain isconveniently provided with the transversely disposed stifi'ening bar 15,best shown in Figs. and arranged to hold the corners distended.

The curtain 9 is provided at its lower end with a roller 16 upon whichit may be turledby the cords or chains 17 and 18 which may be secured tothe bracket 11 behind said curtain and extend downwardly and around theroller '16'and upwardly through suitable guides 19 and 20, andrearwardly over the engine casing t, in convergent relation to join withthe single cord or chain 21 having the terminal knob or button 22,disposed convenient to the operators position, said cord or chain beingarranged to be attached to the catch or hook 23 on the dash 24, to

\ hold the curtain 9 in any desired adjusted position with respect tothe opening 7 in the radiator, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

The curtain 9 may be maintained in operative engagement with theradiator 5 in opposition to air currents tending to displace saidcurtain, it may be provided with a strap or cord 25 having the spring 26and overlying said curtain and b ving its opposite ends attached to thetop and bottom respectively of said radiator, so that the curtain may berolled or furled and unfurled between said strap or cord 25 and thereticulated face of said radiator.

The curtain 9 when unfurled to entirely close the radiator 5 may beengaged at its bottom end by spring fingers 27 which are arranged toengage the roller 16 to prevent said curtain from being displaced by aircurrents when the engine is stopped and the machine parked.

The curtain roller 16 may be provided with the indicating pointer 29projecting axially therefrom and visible to the operator to indicate theposition of said roller and the consequent area of the reticulatedopening exposed to air currents.

It may be here noted that while the gine is operating, the PTS$1H36 ofthe 'etmesphere, due to the partlai vacuum created by said engine far-Wili .tenii to maintain the eurtain in operative contact with theEadiei301" fzice, and furthermore the motion ef the vehicle will tend tovcreme pressure upon said curtain tending to force it into op ei'ativecontest with said radiator face H the eurtain 9, is down and covers theradiator when the car is running the parts wiii overheat. It istherefore impertant be be able to positively move the curtain to 1111cover the radiator when the car is running, but this presentsdifficuities, for the Wind pressure tends to hold the eurtein in pieceever the radiator. By my inven' zion means are provided for pcsitiveiypeeling euriein off the redieter by rolling its 'iewer: edge, againstthe adhesion efieei, of Wind; pressure when the ear is running, so theewhen the operator pulls or manipuia'iies the rigging 21., frem he semiand Whiie the is running he knows that the radiator is em covered and issure that the engine will overheat. Of ceuree when the is we rollingdownwarci and covering the radiator the Wmd pressure due in movement efthe ear is negligible.

it is q uia'ie p eeibie howevez'r that sudden Masts ei air oirectec'iliziiereiiy upon sairi eurzziin might tend to dislodge ii, airem i'a'zsopemfive position am; it is for: this purposes that ix-he strep cord isemployed.

Ii. do not desire 0 iixnit my invention $0 the precise details ofconstruction an; arrangement herein set forth as it is obvious the?)various iiiodificatiene my be made iiiereizi Witheut deperiing from theessential fee-- hues of the invention. viefined the eppeneied claims.

I Having eiius ieseribeii 3Z1" ei-m:

A. eiiielci e11 mitemohile miiiecor iiwen time,

having a roller arranged io roii from the bottom upward, and yieldingmeans overiyingg said shield arranged to maintain ii; in eperati'vecontact with the face ef said radiator.

2. A shield :50:-

automobiie radiator, suspended. from its upper end having a roller atits lower end arranged to rel up ami down, and spring fingers yieidinglyen gaging the roller when saiei shieiei is'unifuried i0 sever seieiirediaier.

A ehieidi fer automobile meiimoi? comprising a euriein suspendeii fmmits up per'end nevin "o'eer cei'ilere (2115i away, a transverselyexfienciing across said curtain edjeeem said cut ewe-.37 end edjwstebievertieeiiy, exteizii eg; around eafi-ri curtain SSiXlg ice epei'etofis ioeitieii adjusting seiii rcoiief, a bend having e spring arrangedmaintain said shieici in operative eeniact with said radiator, axe-o1eeid curtain i nifurie i A shieioi automobiie radiators com prieing acurtain adapte fer immovable i port at its top eiige "be the top theradio, 190i. and fer ioiiing on If at its iower free of the TTndiltfll;"1 combinatien Wiiiii rigging epez'zibie iii-(m the automobilepositively i eiiiiig the 'ieii'ei edge oi. the cuxtein, Wi 'eby thecurtain eanbe peeied ofi the whims eif i'ceiiiator against Wind presewreWiziie the automobile is in (motion,

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